Yes!!! its very tiring. Though like you I really enjoy flying. I'm a day tripper myself. Everything else that surrounds it (Security, pay, threaten domicle closer, etc) gets old. However, the enjoyment of flying and the many days off outweigh the rest. So far.

 

It is NEVER to early for a jack and coke...

Or if you are tom burgundy, Scotch.

 

I live in Korea here in Seoul (U.S. Army). Kegogoi (Dog) tastes like beef they say but noone ever knows what it is until their friends tell them after a nice dinner at the korean resteraunt. hahaha
Come on over and try it out!

 

Is that Ron's brother?

 

Yeah, Days off are great, only issue I have is I can't do much with these days off cause Im usually broke .

 

Once the "I'm an airline pilot" wears off flying becomes a job just like any other job. If you are in the aviation business just for the dream of making a lot of money you should change direction. If you are in it for the dream of flying (doing what you love) then you should stay and make the best of it. Sure, you could go and get a nursing degree and have a high paying and very secure future but would you be happy? People in every line of work complain about their job...some more than others. I have a government job working 40 hours a week, 6:00 - 2:30, weekends off, over 5 weeks vacation, considering all pay and benefits about $70K, get to come home every day...and I still complain about my job. However, I still have the dream of being an airline pilot and part of me wants to give it all up (24 yrs) for a regional job. But with the price of oil climbing and all the recent bankruptcys I've decided to let the dream go. When I retire at 55 if I still have my health and the pilot hiring allows it then I'll go fly for a regional for 10 years and "live the dream!" If you need help to make a decision do what Ben Franklin did...draw a line down the middle of a page, put the positives on one side and the negatives on the other, and go with which side has the most.

 

Don't get me wrong not to bash the point of your thread. I'm dealing with the same BS as you once did at colgan. But to see you start a thread like this that WE ALL can relate too is kinda funny, When have been on your high horse for months about XJT. Momma always said never kick a man when he is feeling down. PM me and I'll buy you a beer in EWR!

 

You should just stick with it, Saab. All industries suck at the lower level. You have more dues paying to do before you get to the better money and choice workload. If you are 35 and are still truly unhappy, maybe then you are in the wrong field. Get good at living small in the meantime and be grateful to be flying for one of the better airlines and to be healthy and well-employed. Look for happiness in things other than money. The best things in life are free, and in due course of time you will have both.

-Cubdriver

 

How big is his apartment and how much is his rent?

 

about $2,700.00 a month in rent , its about the size of a triple 7 flight deck haha.